CPSR Opposes WIPO Broadcast Treaty Proposal

On October 13, CPSR was one of 17 civil society non-government
organizations, 7 law professors, and 31 musicians and technology
experts to send a letter to leaders of the US Senate and House of
Representatives expressing opposition to proposals at
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
to create a new intellectual property right for broadcasting and
webcasting organizations. The letter asked Congress to insist
that the Bush Administration accept formal comments from the public
before a decision is reached on whether or not to hold a
diplomatic conference that would create a new global treaty at WIPO.